Aloha High School

Infobox Secondary School
name = Aloha High School

principal = Vicki Lukich
type = Public Secondary
grades = 9-12
established = 1968
city = Aloha
state = Oregon
country = USA
oversight = Beaverton School District
enrollment = 2003 (in 2005-06)
faculty = 95 (in 2005-06)
campus = Suburban
mascot = Warriors, commonly called "D.Steve"
colors = Blue, Green, and Gold
address = 18550 SW Kinnaman Rd.
free_label_1 = Information
free_1 = [phone]
website = [http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/aloha/ www.beavton.k12.or.us/aloha/]

Aloha High School is a suburban high school in Aloha, Oregon. It was recently renovated in 2006 to add additional classrooms, cafeteria space, and many windows, which the school was severely lacking (the new "H" and "K" halls have windows along one wall in each classroom). It is one of five public high schools in the Beaverton School District and a member of the Metro League for athletics. The school currently offers more Advanced Placement than any Beaverton School. Fact|date=May 2008

Demographics

*American Indian 2%
*Asian or Pacific Islander 12%
*Black 6%
*Hispanic 23%
*White 62%
*Multiple Categories Selected 5% [ [http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/schools/aloha/ Beaverton School District - Home > Schools > Aloha ] ]

Faculty

In the 2006-2007 school year, there were 71 teachers, 177 instructional assistants, 40 administrators and 30 other staff members. Teachers had on average 1.67 years of experience, and 25% had at least a masters degree. [http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/06/06-ReportCard-1186.pdf]

Notable alumni

* Brad Fitzpatrick (Class of 1998), founder of LiveJournal.
* Wally Backman (Class of 1977), former professional major league baseball player. Member of the 1986 Miracle Mets. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
* S.D. Perry (Class of 1988), science fiction writer.
* Jen-Hsun Huang (Class of 1981), Co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA [ [http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/factbox/index.ssf?/base/factboxes/1212110713143720.xml OregonLive Factbox on Jen-Hsun Huang] ]
* Lori Grannis (Class of 1980), journalist - national magazines, newspapers.

Traditions

* The pictures of all the student body presidents in Aloha's history can be found hanging on the walls outside of the administration office.
* Until the 2006 remodeling of Aloha High School, "Freshman Hill" was a popular subject among high school lore. Incoming freshmen were rolled down the hill to welcome them to Aloha High School. The renovation built new classrooms on the land that was once the hill. So, Freshman Hill became Freshman Cliff, referring to the roof of the new building that freshman are thrown off of.
* Scrawnalanis. One of the few surviving traditions that have carried on throughout most of the school's history (although the 2007-2008 school year is said to be its final year), senior males will cross dress and perform a dance at a school assembly- for comedic effect. It is also a play on the high school's dance team, the Analanis.
* It is a common belief among the student body that the school was once a prison, because of the building's total lack of windows.

References

External links

* [http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/aloha/ Aloha High School]
* [http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/ Beaverton School District]
* [http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/06/06-ReportCard-1186.pdf Oregon's Report Card on Aloha High School, 2004-2005] (PDF)
* [http://www.ahsband.org/ Aloha High School Music Program]